Jan Brittin
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Full name | Janette Ann Brittin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England | 4 July 1959|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 September 2017 Sussex, England | (aged 58)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-hand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 82) | 16 June 1979 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 21 August 1998 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 25) | 6 June 1979 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 18 July 1998 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1978–1980 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1981–1997 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 28 February 2021 |
Janette Ann Brittin MBE (4 July 1959 – 11 September 2017), known as Jan Brittin, was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in 27 Tests and 63 ODIs for England between 1979 and 1998. She played domestic cricket for Sussex and Surrey.
One of England's most successful batters, her total of 1,935 runs is a Test record, as are her five Test centuries. She was also the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for England. Brittin holds the record for taking the most catches, 19, in Women's Cricket World Cup history.
As a child, Brittin lived in Chessington, Surrey. She represented English schools at athletics, and later became a rare triple international, in indoor hockey and indoor cricket as well as cricket. She was well known for her feats of athleticism on the cricket field; her England team-mate Enid Bakewell has said that "One of the reasons they changed from playing in skirts to trousers was JB’s diving stops!"
After retiring from the game in 1998 she became a teacher, but also coached at Surrey County Cricket Club. She died of cancer aged 58. In July 2019, Surrey County Cricket Club named a room in the members' pavilion in her honour. In November 2021, she was inducted to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
International centuries
Test centuries
Jan Brittin's Test centuries | ||||||
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# | Runs | Match | Opponents | City/Country | Venue | Year |
1 | 144* | 4 | New Zealand | Leeds, England | Headingley | 1984 |
2 | 112 | 7 | Australia | Perth, Australia | WACA Ground | 1984 |
3 | 125 | 13 | India | Worcester, England | New Road | 1986 |
4 | 146 | 25 | Australia | Guildford, England | The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road | 1998 |
5 | 167 | 26 | Australia | Harrogate, England | St George's Road Cricket Ground | 1998 |
One Day International centuries
Jan Brittin's One Day International centuries | ||||||
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# | Runs | Match | Opponents | City/Country | Venue | Year |
1 | 138* | 4 | International XI | Hamilton, New Zealand | Seddon Park | 1982 |
2 | 101 | 14 | New Zealand | Hastings, England | Priory Meadow | 1984 |
3 | 104 | 38 | Denmark | Banstead, England | Recreation Ground | 1993 |
4 | 100 | 41 | India | Finchampstead, England | Memorial Ground | 1993 |
5 | 138 | 55 | Pakistan | Vijayawada, India | Indira Gandhi Stadium | 1997 |